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Welcome
Everyone!
Welcome to our website.
DPUC is the member church of The United Church of Canada located
at East York region in the city of Toronto. We launch the cyber
ministry to reach out to the end of the world through global network.
We are friendly, familial
and welcoming congregation which is full of energy through the fellowship
of Christ. We strive to build the community that is comfortable
and safe place for those who want to settle in Canada as a new immigrants,
or those who need pastoral care from us.
We welcome every one of you to have fellowship,
and together, to reach out to our community and to the world. We
are, in one way or the other, with wounded heart by broken relationship
with people and with God. We need healing and reconciliation. Although
we are weak, together we can work towards the wholeness of life.
Your joining with us may change the community and the world.
We believe that the church is the gathering of God's people.
We also believe that the church should change as the world changes,
and especially as the new comers joining in faith journey. This
is another area we take pride in that we are - a changing community. This
means that your joining in to our faith journey can make you a part
of DPUC's history. Our church's history defines "who we are."
Your presence, participation and contribution of your unique
gifts will build and shape our church as the gathering
of God's people.
That is not all. Your face, skin colour,
hairstyle and fashion add on to the shape of our church, too. Important part of our church life is that we continuously
create God's story in our daily lives as we explore the Scriptures and experience
individual's being touched by God. We believe
that God is with all of us. When we look back our lives, we realize
that God has been with every one of us, whether we are aware of it
or not. We help each other discover and create God's presense in our lives
and celebrate it.
DPUC shares the ministry with all the church members and
with Rev. John Young-Jung Lee who has been truly blessed with spiritual
guidance. John does not exercise strong visible leadership. However
we can find him wherever and whenever we need him. John was ordained
by the United Church of Canada in 1996 and served this community
since then. His honesty,
sincerity and humour with integrity are valued and used most for our ministry together.
Rev.
John Lee has B. Sc., majored in architecture in Seoul National
University; Master of Divinity at Emmanuel College in University
of Toronto; and had continued in the Advanced Degree Program
towards Doctorate in Systematic Theology in the Toronto School of
Theology within the University of Toronto. John is deeply interested
and committed in the ministry of reconciliation and healing
in our culturally diverse Church. He is open to any
theological discussion and to conversation on the questions
arose from the scripture reading.
Who Are We?
DPUC is the gathering of people as the
church of Christ who gather at the community
of East York, Toronto. Our service to/for/with the world
means to search the meaning of what it means
"to be with" the world which God
created and still creates, and loves so
much. The special gift we
have is friendliness with welcoming spirit. We care for each other and
serves the community with our caring heart. Our faith journey is based on the
opportunities
for worship, fellowship, services for all ages, and a variety of
small group meetings of learning and sharing. Everyone at DPUC is
encouraged to become involved in any events in our church life.
Brandy
serving at Turkey Dinner Baptism for Nicole Wilson
We are the people who
experience healing and transforming through the shared life
of DPUC. They are Sunday worship service,
Wednesday Healing prayer service, and many
other small group gatherings that we form
by member's request; Anual pancake dinner,
spagettee dinnier, rummage sale and bazaars. Through
these events we strive to
build trusting relationship with God and with people. We believe
that the inter-subjective mutual respecting relationship is the
foundation of fellowship that enables us to reach out to the world
with justice, reconciliation and healing.
Sunday
school pagent At Jay's returning to Korea
We welcome new comers who need comfortable and safe place within
the neighbouring community, and at the same time, we also welcome
the people around the world who are committed to serve voluntarily
through the church.
DPUC is a member church of The United Church of Canada
which is Canada's largest protestant denomination with over 3 million
confirmed members and adherents. Formed in 1925 through the union
of Canadian Methodists, Congregationlaists and 70% of Canadian Presbyterians,
the United Church can be found in all parts of Canada except for
rural Quebec. We were united and still uniting as the people of
God.
The United Church of Canada is organized into 13 regional conferences,
94 district presbyteries, 2,413 local pastoral charges, and 3,909
individual congregations. We are one of those congregations, one
of the local pastoral charges (which can sometimes be up to three
or four congregations), and we belong to the Don Valley Presbytery
which is a member of the Toronto Conference.
DPUC
will celebrate 84th anniversary November,
2008 of providing worship services
and a place to meet for the residents of the community. We are hoping,
through the fellowship
of Christ,
"to be with" the people of our community and all the friends
who visit this website. We are confident that our faithful commitment will become
a seed that will grow into a large tree of "shalom" in this new era.
Location
For the church's location, please click the map above.
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Committees
to Work With
As we emphasize in the mission statement, we find
joy in working together with the people of all diverse culture and
traditions and ages, and
enjoy reaching out to one another and to the world in faith with
fellowship of Christ.
Here are working groups you can join in anytime.
MINISTRY & PERSONNEL
COMMITTEE
- Chairperson: Shirley Buchanan
- Marlene
Mintz, Helen Fraser
The
final goal of the M&P committee is to support ministry.
The
duties of the Committee are to provide a consultative and supportive
agency for the staff of the Pastoral Charge and for members and
Adherents of the Congregation; to review work conditions and remuneration
for the staff of the Pastoral Charge and make appropriate recommendations
to the Church Council; to oversee the relationship of the staff
of the Pastoral Charge to members of the Congregation and others;
to
consult with the staff of the Pastoral Charge about their plans
for continuing education and ensure that those eligible avail themselves
of the provisions for continuing education and that money and time
are made available; to review and evaluate annually the effectiveness
of the staff of the Pastoral Charge as those persons and positions
relate tot the mission of the Pastoral Charge as defined by the
church Council; to maintain close liaison with the Presbytery Pastoral
Relations Committee; and to review regularly the responsibilities
of all staff of the Pastoral Charge and revise position descriptions
when required or requested.
PROPERTY COMMITTEE
- Chairperson: Harold Buchanan
- John Strange, Barbara
Mintz
MUSIC & WORSHIP
COMMITTEE
- Chairperson: Estella
Green
- Hannah Lee,
Marlene Mintz, Marguerite McMillan, Muriel Ogg, Marion Current,
Helen Fraser
Worship
is a celebration of God's presense in the midst of our lives.
The most succinct definition
of worship is "Gottest dienst" which means God's service
to people and people's service to God. Worship is an outward expression
of our innermost feelings about God and is the offering we make
to God in response to God's love and grace. It is also an event
that we experience the grace of God and presence of the living Christ
in the midst of the congregation. All
the activities of the worship focuses on "transformation"
of the self into the children of God. Therefore the overall function of the worship committee
is to enable this understanding of worship to be realized in worship
services.
Membership
Members of the order
of ministry; Members of the church
as appropriate individuals interested in the baptismal, communion
or other life of the community; Organist, choir director
and other church musicians;. Representatives of
the UCW, Christian Development Committee and Sunday School as appropriate.
Chair person's
responsibilities will include:
Becoming well informed
on the organization of the United Church of Canada and our local
congregation; understanding the purpose,
function, and responsibilities of the Worship Committee; presiding at regular
meetings of the committee; planning the agenda
of the meetings in consultation with the Minister and church staff; seeing that members
are informed of meetings and receive minutes and reports; guiding the committee
so that it deals with its specific responsibilities; guiding adequate discussion
on issues, and then enable the committee to make clear decision,
including designating necessary responsibilities; presenting necessary
work area recommendations to the Church Council for review, approval,
and coordination; following through on
committee actions by checking with those who have been assigned
responsibilities for implementing them; taking advantage of
any training experience related to worship and encourage other persons
working in this area to do the same.
General
responsibilities of the Worship Committee are:
As a committee, having
a working knowledge of the various traditions of worship, including
our own denomination; to develope ways to
aid our total congregation in becoming increasingly aware of the
purpose and meaning of worship; to encourage the study
of the Christian year and use it in ordering various aspects of
worship throughout the year; to review and evaluate
the order and content of congregational worship; to identifying worship
needs of all age levels and groups of our church and seek ways to
develop meaningful worship opportunities; to care for music, ushering
and elements of sacrament for corporate worship; to share with the minister(s)
the planning and administration for the Sacraments of Baptism and
Communion; to develop and monitor
policies regarding baptism and marriage; to oversee the administration
of the sacraments; to ensure appropriate
use of the church edifice, the symbols and furnishings as well as
the church worship materials; to encourage an emphasis
on worship in the children and youth divisions; to encourage a wider
use and understanding of both visual and dramatic arts in the proclamation
of the Gospel; to ealuate that the concerns
of worship are reflected in all program ministries of the church;
to work cooperatively
with other committee to develop programs in which there is mutual
concern and responsibilities; to develope a budget
and submitting it to the Church Council; to provide pulpit supply,
as necessary by consultation with the minister; together with the
ministerial staff and in consultation with the musical personnel,
to plan and coordinate the musical program of he church services;
to celebrate the admission of persons
into full membership, their removal and the granting of certificates
of transfer as well as the conduct of members with power to exercise
discipline; to recommend to Presbytery
suitable lay members to be licensed as Lay Preachers or to be candidates
for the ministry; (all committees) to promote
fellowship within the congregation
Expectation
from the church and staff:
Training opportunities
that will help you learn needed skills which will help you become
more effective in your leadership;support, consultation,
and assistance in carrying out your responsibilities; an
open ear and channel to those charged with the responsibilities
in service well done; an appreciation for your willingness and dedication
in service well done.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
COMMITTEE
- Chairperson: Barbara
Mintz
- Leslie Beaune, Claudia
Green, Marlene Mintz, Sheila Young
Christian
Education Committee is responsible for planning and direction of
the total Christian education program of the congregation. The duties
of the Committee shall be to study the educational needs of the
Congregation and to provide leadership so that all persons at each
stage of their lives may know God as revealed in Jesus Christ and
serve God in love through the worship and work, fellowship and witness
of the church; to study the curriculum and program materials for
Christian education recommended for use within the United Church.
PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE
- Chairperson: Jeannette
Wilson
- Helen Fraser, Cindy Pitts, Mary Strange
FINANCE COMMITTEE
- Chairperson: Claudia
Green
- Helen Fraser, Neeka Morris, Donna Sinclair
TRUSTEES
- John Strange, Muriel Ogg, Helen Fraser,
Marlene
Mintz
CHURCH COUNCIL
- Chairperson: Marlene
Mintz; Assistance Chairperson: Helen Fraser
- Chairpersons of
Committees: Harold Buchanan (Property), Estella Green (Worship
and Music),
Barbara Mintz (Christian Education), Jeannette Wilson (Pastoral
Care), Shirley Buchanan (M&P)
- Lay Delegate to Presbytery:
Hannah Lee
- Treasurer: Helen Fraser
- Recording Secretary: Estella Green
- Envelope
Secretary: Donna SinClair
- Ordered Minister: Rev.
John Young-Jung Lee,
- Diaconal Minister: Marion Current (Commissioned, Retired)
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